Leading hard drive manufacturer Seagate has just unleashed its next-generation hard drives which are supposed to herald a revolution in the industry. The line is headed by the Momentus 5400 PSD (Portable Savings Drive) which runs faster with less power.

The Momentus 5400 PSD targets the fast-growing mobile computer industry with its revolutionary hybrid mode which allows the battery life to last longer without compromising disk performance.

The secret behind the Momentus 5400 technology lies in the combined capabilities of the traditional fast hard drive platters working with 250 MB of solid state memory. This allows commonly used files to be stored on the cache, allowing the RPM rate to take a break.

The fast solid state memory doesn't just benefit normal disk operations, it also improves the boot process by speeding it up using stored boot files in the cache. In traditional booting conditions, hard drives had to spin up, making users wait for the operations to optimize. The Momentus 5400 PSD allows the boot process to happen from the much faster, non-spinning solid memory, giving the hard drive a chance to catch up without making you wait.

Hybrid drives will be immediately compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Plans of mass marketing this type of storage for desktops are underway to boost business work stations and home PCs alike.